Cloud Spotted on Mars by Amateur Astronomer

Amateur rocks world of astronomy with image of cloud (picture, right) on terminator of Mars. "Wayne Jaeschke, from West Chester, Pennsylvania, noticed the formations which can be seen rising up from the edge of the Martian disk after he took the pictures on March 20," reports Mail Online.  Jaseschke's find sent astronomers off to investigate further, "a Thermal Emission Imaging System (Themis) on Nasa's Mars Odyssey orbiter will be used to look at the area where the cloud was spotted...Themis camera is capable of getting simultaneous visible and thermal infrared images which would capture the cloud structures and their temperatures." Jaeschke has a private observatory viewable here. It's an impressive feat - hats off to Jaeschke - with a professional's job! The article stooped sadly to ask baited question, "is there life on Mars?"

St. Patrick's Day Aurora in Sweden

Does it get any more colorful? Neal Cheeseman of Arvidsjaur, Sweden shares picture of St. Patrick's Day Aurora. It's total eye candy! Thanks goes out to SpaceWeather.com for the pix!

iphone photos of endeavour above the clouds

It's old news but still worth posting for posterity. Stefanie Gordon's iPhone image capture of Endeavour above the clouds while on a flight Monday to West Palm Beach, Florida, went viral shortly after she tweeted it. Gordon reacted quickly by selecting phone on her handset "... when the pilot directed passengers to look towards the east, where the shuttle was hurtling from cloud cover...". The rest is history! You can read full story at Tech Herald. This Endeavour pix will live on in cyberspace!